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>> it is a bridge out in nevada and for those of you don't know, it's -- it's nevada not nevada. those are two things i learned. it was a project that was proposed way back in the early 80s. the federal government have a whole program too objectively identify locations in the country where we could store prettily these nuclear fuel. they would pick a site on the west coast and the east coast. most of the waste was on the east coast. basically, while political maneuvering, they took the east coast side off the table and left sides on the left -- they had not but there were a number of places, one of the stories i heard is that they were looking at the salt domes in louisiana which now actually was the reserves. i heard rumors that that was the location. it was a very powerful senator from louisiana who took off the table. there was all these stories about how the deal making happen. at the end of the day, this game of political musical chairs, one side was left. it was a site in nevada. at that time, the state had a relatively weak congressional representation. that was the place
>> it is a bridge out in nevada and for those of you don't know, it's -- it's nevada not nevada. those are two things i learned. it was a project that was proposed way back in the early 80s. the federal government have a whole program too objectively identify locations in the country where we could store prettily these nuclear fuel. they would pick a site on the west coast and the east coast. most of the waste was on the east coast. basically, while political maneuvering, they took the...
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state of nevada. brian sandoval is a republican. he's a proud republican who supported the state's medicaid expansion option. he took on all the naysayers. why did brian sandoval do this? he did this because he thought it was the right thing to do for the state of nevada. and it has proven that in fact is true. by expanding medicaid in nevada, many, many, many more are able to ensure affordable care for their children, health care for their kids. governor sandoval's courage stands in stark contrast to many of his fellow republicans, quite frankly. governors in a number of states dominated by republican state legislatures have refused to extend coverage to the needy. the needy. these republicans have blocked expanded coverage despite the fact that it means fewer americans and their children have access to the health care they need. mr. president, this means that people are dying as a result of this. two states with the highest rates of unshourd children -- alaska and texas -- have reject ed medicare ex
state of nevada. brian sandoval is a republican. he's a proud republican who supported the state's medicaid expansion option. he took on all the naysayers. why did brian sandoval do this? he did this because he thought it was the right thing to do for the state of nevada. and it has proven that in fact is true. by expanding medicaid in nevada, many, many, many more are able to ensure affordable care for their children, health care for their kids. governor sandoval's courage stands in stark...
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and nevada's veterans, park rangers and t.s.a. agents have all contacted my office asking for an end to this senseless shutdown so that they can continue to provide for themselves and their families. this is one of the major impacts on nevada, but it's not the only major disruption we're seeing. at our national parks and monuments there's over flowing trash and it's threatening the wildlife and public safety because the park rangers and the maintenance staff are furloughed. and in nevada's tribal communities, lapses in funding threaten to close the doors of health clinics, food pantries and child-care centers. the small business administration has stopped processing loans that helps nevada's small businesses and job creators thrive. over 7 of,850 -- over 7,850 nevada seniors enrolled in food nutritional programs and over 437,000 nevadans receiving snap benefits are at risk of losing access to the food assistance that keeps them and their families healthy. real people, families and communities are hurting. these are the people who
and nevada's veterans, park rangers and t.s.a. agents have all contacted my office asking for an end to this senseless shutdown so that they can continue to provide for themselves and their families. this is one of the major impacts on nevada, but it's not the only major disruption we're seeing. at our national parks and monuments there's over flowing trash and it's threatening the wildlife and public safety because the park rangers and the maintenance staff are furloughed. and in nevada's...
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. >> majority leader from the senator from nevada. >> the eyes of america and the world have been watching washington this past week very closely. while they witnessed a lot of political wrangling, they also saw congress make some historic, important decisions. and averted default on the debt that's been so concerning to all of us for such a long period of time. our country was literally on the verge of a disaster. it was on the brink of a disaster. one day left, we were able to get together and avert that disaster. now this compromise that we've reached is not perfect. i feel it's important -- mr. president, can we have order please? want to make it clear think disturbance or manifestation of approval or disapproval is prohibited under the senate rules. the majority leader may proceed. mr. reid: i appreciate the kind words that my counterpart mr. mcconnell has stated on the floor, i've gotten to know him and speaker boehner a lot better this past month or two. especially the speaker. even though i disagree vehemently with the direction the speaker's legislation took with no bipartisan sup
. >> majority leader from the senator from nevada. >> the eyes of america and the world have been watching washington this past week very closely. while they witnessed a lot of political wrangling, they also saw congress make some historic, important decisions. and averted default on the debt that's been so concerning to all of us for such a long period of time. our country was literally on the verge of a disaster. it was on the brink of a disaster. one day left, we were able to get...
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at the medical facilities would include awful nevada's -- all of nevada's hospitals and clinics and that the results would be shared with me and the rest of our delegation. as promised by the secretary, i look forward to receiving these results as soon as possible. i expect substantive immediate action should nevada have any reports of mistreatments or delayed care of veterans. i also visited again with the las vegas hospital officials last friday to ensure veterans at this facility are receiving the care they have earned and that the facility -- and whether or not the facility is properly handling its appointments and the waiting time. it's critical that the las vegas v.a. hospital constantly work to improve its services and follows recommendations from the v.a. inspector general so that patients do not endure long waits like the blind female veteran who waited five hours before being seen in the emergency room. i believe the senate veterans' affairs committee should continue to exert oversight and hold hearings to keep v.a. officials accountable and transparent to congress, to veterans
at the medical facilities would include awful nevada's -- all of nevada's hospitals and clinics and that the results would be shared with me and the rest of our delegation. as promised by the secretary, i look forward to receiving these results as soon as possible. i expect substantive immediate action should nevada have any reports of mistreatments or delayed care of veterans. i also visited again with the las vegas hospital officials last friday to ensure veterans at this facility are...
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we don't get a lot of clouds in nevada, especially this part of nevada. we don't get many storm clouds. it doesn't happen often, but this is part of the greatness of nevada. look at that. is that worth preserving? of course it is. this has such magnificent areas. sandstone formations like this, petroglyphs dating back thousands of years. thousands of years. take a look at this, mr. president. petroglyphs. these indian writings, drawings are centuries old. centuries. they're in the area that we want to protect: gold butte. look at that. panel after panel of this magnificent part of history. but because of trouble caused by the bundies and their pals, the federal employees tasked with safely guarding these antiquities were prevented from doing their jobs. it was about 19 of them that have been indicted. most of them are still in jail where they belong. they have been under constant physical -- they have been a constant physical and mental threat for doing what the american people asked them to do. that's their job. mr. president, petroglyphs are being destr
we don't get a lot of clouds in nevada, especially this part of nevada. we don't get many storm clouds. it doesn't happen often, but this is part of the greatness of nevada. look at that. is that worth preserving? of course it is. this has such magnificent areas. sandstone formations like this, petroglyphs dating back thousands of years. thousands of years. take a look at this, mr. president. petroglyphs. these indian writings, drawings are centuries old. centuries. they're in the area that we...
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amy: the supporters following the nevada caucuses this morning the american story, want to bargain history tv, saturdays on "c-span2", and find a full schedule your program guide or watch online anytime, cspan.org/history. >> book tv, every sunday on "c-span2", features leading authors discussing their latest nonftion books at 8:00 p.m. eastern, over businessweek national correspondent joshua bob agreed with his book the rebels, he describes economic populism on the left of the future of the democratic party and 10:00 p.m. eastern on afterwards, podcast cues with visible, and of politics and he argues that the - t move toward the colorblind approach to politics and race interviewed by the above except writer another hamas chatterton williams and westbrook tv every sunday on "c-span2 for the full schedule in your program guide or watch anyte a booktv.org. >> coming up, maryland democratic senator chris van holland combined his proposed amendment to the foreign aid bill which obeys military aid to israel, hundreds compliance with humanitarian and international law and the sinner just over ha
amy: the supporters following the nevada caucuses this morning the american story, want to bargain history tv, saturdays on "c-span2", and find a full schedule your program guide or watch online anytime, cspan.org/history. >> book tv, every sunday on "c-span2", features leading authors discussing their latest nonftion books at 8:00 p.m. eastern, over businessweek national correspondent joshua bob agreed with his book the rebels, he describes economic populism on the...
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they have been trying to upend nevada's open primary process. they have encouraged young nevadans to stay out of the health exchanges. they have fought nevada's attempt to raise the cigarette tax. they have used the state legislature to undermine labor unions. these are only a few examples from the kochs buy america plan. what the koch brothers are doing in nevada and all the states we talked about this morning is shameful. they're using their deep pockets and their shadowy organizations enshrined by a government that serves them, not the american people. they aren't even trying to hide it anymore. as one radical activist happily noted in "the washington post" -- quote -- "the koch brothers, they may write a check." -- close quote -- to promote their ultraconservative ideology. well, they're writing more than just a check or two. charles and david and their allies are writing $900 million worth of checks. $900 million spent against rebuilding our nation's roads and bridges. that's a fair shot for all americans. it's against raising the minimum w
they have been trying to upend nevada's open primary process. they have encouraged young nevadans to stay out of the health exchanges. they have fought nevada's attempt to raise the cigarette tax. they have used the state legislature to undermine labor unions. these are only a few examples from the kochs buy america plan. what the koch brothers are doing in nevada and all the states we talked about this morning is shameful. they're using their deep pockets and their shadowy organizations...
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the clerk: the senator from nevada, mr. reid, proposes an amendment numbered 3791 to the committee-reported substitute. mr. reid: i ask for the yeas and nays on that amendment, mr. president. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the yeas and nays are ordered. mr. reid: i have a second-degree amendment now at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from nevada, mr. reid, proposes an amendment numbered 3792 to amend amendment numbered 3791. mr. reid: mr. president, i have an amendment to the underlying joint resolution. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from nevada, mr. reid, proposes an amendment numbered 3793 to s.j. res. 19. mr. reid: i ask for the yeas and nays on that amendment. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the yeas and nays are ordered. mr. reid: i have a second-degree amendment at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from ne
the clerk: the senator from nevada, mr. reid, proposes an amendment numbered 3791 to the committee-reported substitute. mr. reid: i ask for the yeas and nays on that amendment, mr. president. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the yeas and nays are ordered. mr. reid: i have a second-degree amendment now at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from nevada, mr. reid, proposes an amendment numbered 3792 to amend...
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, nevada, mr. president, is a very large state, the seventh largest in the country. it's a unique state. more mountains than anyplace other than alaska. we have 314 separate mountain ranges. we have a mountain 14,000 feet high. we have 32 mountains over 11,000 feet high. we have wide-ranging land. we've got some of the coldest places in the nation. we have some of the hottest places in the nation. we have all kinds of wildlife. theodore roosevelt created an antelope range. it's large, sparsely populated. we have not only the antelope, we've got desert bighorn sheep. we have in nevada, we have mountain goats. we have almost three million acres of wilderness. it is a beautiful state, more than the bright lights of vegas, tahoe and reno, even though we're very proud of sharing the stewardship of lake tahoe with the state of california, as mark twain said the fairest place in all the earth. we will mark the second constitutional convention the day nevada finally approved its constitution and the day, h
, nevada, mr. president, is a very large state, the seventh largest in the country. it's a unique state. more mountains than anyplace other than alaska. we have 314 separate mountain ranges. we have a mountain 14,000 feet high. we have 32 mountains over 11,000 feet high. we have wide-ranging land. we've got some of the coldest places in the nation. we have some of the hottest places in the nation. we have all kinds of wildlife. theodore roosevelt created an antelope range. it's large, sparsely...
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if you wanted a job,dom nevada. -- come to nevada. you want to invest in real estate, come to nevada. because of the collapse in the housing market, we have not recovered from it yet. i commend the attorney general from nevada, attorney general cortese masters, the work she's done as a great general, she's the one who negotiated this. i'm very proud of her and confident that the work that she did will bring dividends to the beleagured -- i repeat -- beleagured housing industry in nevada. the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: mr. president, i have the sad duty today to share with my colleagues the story of one brave kentuckian who sacrificed his life for his country. first lieutenant ronnie educates was killed on -- yates was killed in september 2010 at kandahar province in afghanistan after insurgents attacked his patrol with an improvised ex-whroe seive device -- explosive device. he was 26 years old. lieutenant yates received many awards it, including the afghanistan campaign medal with bronze service star, th
if you wanted a job,dom nevada. -- come to nevada. you want to invest in real estate, come to nevada. because of the collapse in the housing market, we have not recovered from it yet. i commend the attorney general from nevada, attorney general cortese masters, the work she's done as a great general, she's the one who negotiated this. i'm very proud of her and confident that the work that she did will bring dividends to the beleagured -- i repeat -- beleagured housing industry in nevada. the...
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or other -- with regard to nevada. so to the extent that you have those concerns i'd be more than glad to talk to you about those. >> we'll provide you with the guidance that we have with whoever the appropriate point of contact is to say listen, not asking for any favors just want to compete straight up on a cost benefit value basis. >> that's pine. >> thank you. i yield back, mr. chairman. >> thank you, mr. amodei. on -- there are a number of issues i'll just submit for the record on the marijuana issue. but in february the treasury and justice department issued guidelines for financial institutions to allow them to provide services to marijuana businesses. at this point many of the banking industry seem unwilling to accept such business. and given they would be providing services to those previously classified as felons, and would have to be sure customers were within law is easy to understand their reluctance to stick their necks out. i do appreciate your agreeing to meet with the head of nida. we will be in touch
or other -- with regard to nevada. so to the extent that you have those concerns i'd be more than glad to talk to you about those. >> we'll provide you with the guidance that we have with whoever the appropriate point of contact is to say listen, not asking for any favors just want to compete straight up on a cost benefit value basis. >> that's pine. >> thank you. i yield back, mr. chairman. >> thank you, mr. amodei. on -- there are a number of issues i'll just submit...
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did you know that nevada is a border state? [laughter] you laugh and i know you are thinking about what chico marx said in a movie duck soup are duck soup are you going to believe me or your eyes? i know technically the southern tip of nevada is 164 miles north of the border doesn't matter. there's another $20 billion a border security and the majority leader of the senate in another few days wanted nevada to have its share at the trough. this is what you do when you do comprehensive legislation and you have to pass it in order to find out what's in it and i will give you a taste of it. this unimpressive two-page thing is the homestead act of 1862 which in some ways was their first immigration line certainly is one of the half dozen or so important pieces of legislation ever passed. the parchment copy in the archives is four pages long. still it's 1993, 1993 pages shorter than this. this was their first immigration law and the sense that we had no immigration laws. we have naturalization laws but the point of the homestead act
did you know that nevada is a border state? [laughter] you laugh and i know you are thinking about what chico marx said in a movie duck soup are duck soup are you going to believe me or your eyes? i know technically the southern tip of nevada is 164 miles north of the border doesn't matter. there's another $20 billion a border security and the majority leader of the senate in another few days wanted nevada to have its share at the trough. this is what you do when you do comprehensive...
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especially in southern nevada. in 2002, after only two years of the now 13-year drought, we went from having a reliable fifty year water plan to facing reality of immediate, severe, and disability at a timing shortages. the obvious first reaction is to reduce consumer consumption. in the new environment in which we find ourselves; however, this plan has to reflect programs having paid our customers to date nearly 200 million to remove brass and replace it desert vegetation. this is resulted in reducing or annual water use by approximately 29 billion gallon even as population swelled by 400,000. today the resident of southern nevada can proudly claim a net water use of 75 gallons per person per day and that in the driest city of the united states. next we immediately begin to build new intake deeper to lake mead at the cost of almost $1 billion paid for entirely by our customers. finally we're developing a water supply that is hydrologically independent of the colorado river. as a river community sharing a resource
especially in southern nevada. in 2002, after only two years of the now 13-year drought, we went from having a reliable fifty year water plan to facing reality of immediate, severe, and disability at a timing shortages. the obvious first reaction is to reduce consumer consumption. in the new environment in which we find ourselves; however, this plan has to reflect programs having paid our customers to date nearly 200 million to remove brass and replace it desert vegetation. this is resulted in...
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the clerk: the senator from nevada, mr. reid, proposes an amendment numbered 3800. mr. reid: i ask for the yeas and nays on that amendment. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the yeas and nays are ordered. mr. reid: i have a second-degree amendment at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from nevada, mr. reid, proposes an amendment numbered 3801 to amendment numbered 3800. mr. reid: i have a motion to commit s. 2199 with instructions. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion. the clerk: the senator from nevada, mr. reid, moves to commit the bill to the committee on health, education and labor and pensions with instructions being amendment numbered 3805. mr. reid: i ask for the yeas and nays on that motion. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the yeas and nays are ordered. mr. reid: i have an amendment to the instructions. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator fr
the clerk: the senator from nevada, mr. reid, proposes an amendment numbered 3800. mr. reid: i ask for the yeas and nays on that amendment. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the yeas and nays are ordered. mr. reid: i have a second-degree amendment at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from nevada, mr. reid, proposes an amendment numbered 3801 to amendment numbered 3800. mr. reid: i have a motion to commit s....
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the clerk: the senator from nevada mr. reid moves to concur on the house amendment to the senate amendment to h.r. 3547 with an amendment numbered 2655. the presiding officer: ro*eup i ask for -- mr. reid: i ask for the yeas and nays on my motion. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the yeas and nays are ordered. mr. reid: i have an amendment, mr. president, which i believe is at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from nevada, mr. reid, proposes an amendment numbered 2656 to amendment number 2655. mr. reid: i move to refer the house message with respect to h.r. 3547 with instructions. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from nevada mr. reid moves to refer the house message on h.r. 3547 to the committee on appropriations with instructions being amendment number 2657. mr. reid: i ask for the yeas and nays on my motion. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the yeas and nays ar
the clerk: the senator from nevada mr. reid moves to concur on the house amendment to the senate amendment to h.r. 3547 with an amendment numbered 2655. the presiding officer: ro*eup i ask for -- mr. reid: i ask for the yeas and nays on my motion. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the yeas and nays are ordered. mr. reid: i have an amendment, mr. president, which i believe is at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator...
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it's like oregon, nevada, utah, southern california boycotting silicon valley but there are people who want to push this agenda to boycott israel and try to turn out the most beleaguered democracy on earth into a pariah nation. you know who's leading the charge? it's devout christians who are fighting it at the local level of the state level to make sure that their cities and states never agree to boycott israel which is anti- semitism. that is what it is. i will explain why. [applause] i will explain why. when someone asks comes to me and says well, this or that church group, even church groups, this that academic reports to boycott israel. i asked him what number are we on your list? maybe were number 21 or 51 or 71 of countries around the world that they've decided to boycott because if that is the case i know i'm dealing with someone who has a principal and an organization that has a value and they put israel into this and i see my job as the ambassador to explain to them why they are wrong with the context in details and the nuances and complexities. the fact that this is happenin
it's like oregon, nevada, utah, southern california boycotting silicon valley but there are people who want to push this agenda to boycott israel and try to turn out the most beleaguered democracy on earth into a pariah nation. you know who's leading the charge? it's devout christians who are fighting it at the local level of the state level to make sure that their cities and states never agree to boycott israel which is anti- semitism. that is what it is. i will explain why. [applause] i will...
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, and what he did is invited prospective republican candidates for president to come to nevada to chat with him to tell him their views, and if he decides to support one of those candidates, they will end up receiving in all likelihood hundreds of millions of dollars. but it is not just sheldon edelson. probably even more significantly when we talk about the impact of citizens united and we talk about the flood of money coming from the billionaire class into the political process, it's important to talk about the koch brothers. i understand there has been a lot of criticism of majority leader reid because he has talked about the koch brothers, but i think the majority leader is exactly right. the issue here is not personal. i don't know if the koch brothers are nice guys or not nice guys. that's not the issue. the issue is the impact this billionaire family, the second wealthiest family in america, is having on the political process, and second of all and even more importantly, what do they stand for? who are they? why are they pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into the political
, and what he did is invited prospective republican candidates for president to come to nevada to chat with him to tell him their views, and if he decides to support one of those candidates, they will end up receiving in all likelihood hundreds of millions of dollars. but it is not just sheldon edelson. probably even more significantly when we talk about the impact of citizens united and we talk about the flood of money coming from the billionaire class into the political process, it's...
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have to be putting and so if you ever calculate the current technology triple the value, it triples nevada to the power of the united states you may be willing to gamble that. [laughter] but the point* is the environmentally fact of land based solar energy is massive four land-use and damaging the environment. but solar energy is necessary for the place where i think it will go by the middle of the century is in space because in space you have a lot of room. you don't have a night and you don't have clouds. also have robust military programs on the part of it states for developing spaceless capacity and one of the interesting things a major social advance is how much it was driven by military consideration from the internet which begins as a military project to the interstate highway system which is conceived of as a way to get troops from one side to the other to the airline industry which is really driven by the u.s. army some of the greatest innovation of the time is funded and underwritten for military use and everybody has wondered what we will do in space, a columbus looked and went
have to be putting and so if you ever calculate the current technology triple the value, it triples nevada to the power of the united states you may be willing to gamble that. [laughter] but the point* is the environmentally fact of land based solar energy is massive four land-use and damaging the environment. but solar energy is necessary for the place where i think it will go by the middle of the century is in space because in space you have a lot of room. you don't have a night and you don't...
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hello, nevada. [cheering] >> it is so exciting to be here with you, the battle-born, battleground dinner. this is the beginning of a great movement forward to make sure we have a huge turnout for the caucus and then we go on and win nevada for the democrats again. [cheers and applause] >> i want to thank roberta lang and everyone who has worked so hard to build our party from the bottom up. all over this state. and what an amazing dinner. roberta and i were standing up here after senator reid introduced us and she just looked out at all of you with the excitement and the energy you're projecting and she said, you tell those folks in new hampshire and iowa, we got something going right here in nevada. [cheers and applause] >> now, personally, personally i will never forget how so many of you have opened your hearts to me and my family, not just this year but over so many years, and i promise you this. i promise you, you will always have a friend in the white house if i am am your president. [cheering
hello, nevada. [cheering] >> it is so exciting to be here with you, the battle-born, battleground dinner. this is the beginning of a great movement forward to make sure we have a huge turnout for the caucus and then we go on and win nevada for the democrats again. [cheers and applause] >> i want to thank roberta lang and everyone who has worked so hard to build our party from the bottom up. all over this state. and what an amazing dinner. roberta and i were standing up here after...
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nevada has the fourth -- of the nation. what responsibility does president obama half have the economic mess in this state? horsford: this is an important question because there are so many families struggling today with the national downturn in the economy but when my opponent talks about this issue he says he would not have even done anything if he were elected to reform the wall street situation or the financial services industry. specifically, i think that more has to be done so that everyone who wants a job has a job. instead of talking about it, let's see the wreck and who has actually done it. i run an organization that helps train thousands of people for careers in the hospitality industry. is a partnership between 26 of the largest employers the culinary and the community. we were to make sure that people who want the training and education receive that and those who want to upgrade their skills. i will continue to work so the 150,000 nevadans who are still facing unemployment get the opportunity to have a secure j
nevada has the fourth -- of the nation. what responsibility does president obama half have the economic mess in this state? horsford: this is an important question because there are so many families struggling today with the national downturn in the economy but when my opponent talks about this issue he says he would not have even done anything if he were elected to reform the wall street situation or the financial services industry. specifically, i think that more has to be done so that...
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wicker the senator from nevada mr. reid dissented from illinois mr. durban for senator from new york mr. schumer the senator from washington ms. murray, the senator from vermont mr. leahy for senator from montana mr. tester the senator from michigan ms. stabenow and the senator from minnesota ms. klobuchar. >> members of the aspartame like sip it chamber to unlock the doors. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> mr. speaker the diplomatic corps. [applause] >> thank you. [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> mr. speaker the
wicker the senator from nevada mr. reid dissented from illinois mr. durban for senator from new york mr. schumer the senator from washington ms. murray, the senator from vermont mr. leahy for senator from montana mr. tester the senator from michigan ms. stabenow and the senator from minnesota ms. klobuchar. >> members of the aspartame like sip it chamber to unlock the doors. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible...
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well over a year ago nevada governor and current chairman of wga brian sandoval announced his intention to devote his energies as chairman of wga on the critical issue drought. this announcement was applauded by the western governors because as an issue it speaks to the strength of wga. it is timely actionable, bipartisan, a top priority of our governors and unfortunately a perennial concern in the west. designed by governor sandoval, the western governor drought form is an effort that speaks to the pragmatic nature of governors who as chief executives are focused on practical, commonsense solutions to state and regional challenges. i will not belabor the severity of the present drought or its impacts. you and other witnesses have established that case, case and there has been extensive coverage of drought impact on california where snow levels are now zero percent of normal in the snowpack of the sierra nevada's has officially disappeared. these severe conditions are not limited to the golden state. washington governor j ensley declared a statewide drought citing the fact that where th
well over a year ago nevada governor and current chairman of wga brian sandoval announced his intention to devote his energies as chairman of wga on the critical issue drought. this announcement was applauded by the western governors because as an issue it speaks to the strength of wga. it is timely actionable, bipartisan, a top priority of our governors and unfortunately a perennial concern in the west. designed by governor sandoval, the western governor drought form is an effort that speaks...
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it was held in nevada over the weekend. it's shameful tens of thousands of veterans of the armed forces lost their unemployment benefits last year. hardworking americans won't give up the search until they find a job. i hope senators consider the stories of these brave individuals as they continue to seek a compromise here in this body to restore emergency unemployment benefits to 1.4 million americans. mr. president, this says it all. 67 of the richest people in the world live in america, and they got a $2 billion tip last year. the 1.4 million americans, they lost $300 on average per week. that's not fair. this is america, land of opportunity. people who work hard are supposed to be rewarded. not during the last 30 years; the middle class has lost 10% of their income. and this doesn't take into consideration the poor, mr. president. there's more poor than ever in america. the middle class, we know, is being squeezed out of existence. it's really -- the time is for us to take care of these people, these people who are desp
it was held in nevada over the weekend. it's shameful tens of thousands of veterans of the armed forces lost their unemployment benefits last year. hardworking americans won't give up the search until they find a job. i hope senators consider the stories of these brave individuals as they continue to seek a compromise here in this body to restore emergency unemployment benefits to 1.4 million americans. mr. president, this says it all. 67 of the richest people in the world live in america, and...
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. >> , let's talk to daryl in nevada. independent. >> caller: . thank you for c-span. iou would like to make a couplef comments about the southern border. that is for t anyone who wants o understand what the problem is on the southern border of how it got to be that way is to look at the history of immigration especially since world war ii. that is, during world war ii we had a thing called the bracero program in which mexican citizens came to the united states to work in agriculture and other fields and every mexican citizen akin to the united states -- after world war ii, that labor was retained by the many interests so we would have cheap labor, across the southern border as we always had. during the eisenhower administration was actually an operation called operation wetback -- kernel we can go through all the history but is a specific question? >> caller: okay, the question is this. is it come immigration onus of the border has to do with cheap labor, and it has to do with the united states foreign policy destabilizing the governments of central america starting w
. >> , let's talk to daryl in nevada. independent. >> caller: . thank you for c-span. iou would like to make a couplef comments about the southern border. that is for t anyone who wants o understand what the problem is on the southern border of how it got to be that way is to look at the history of immigration especially since world war ii. that is, during world war ii we had a thing called the bracero program in which mexican citizens came to the united states to work in...
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americans in nevada, for example, health care cost is extremely low. they surprised everybody. our doors are open anyone who wants together improve this and anything else we need work on. so let's stop this really juvenile political games. dealing with health care for senator house members and our staff. we are going to be part of a -- that's what the law says and will be part of it. belle treated like the rest of the federal employees it's nothing unique that employers help pay for health care. ford motor company, sears -- it doesn't matter who you work for when you have health care and the employers roaded just -- involved. it's all a diversion to keep us from focus on energy efficiency and try to embarrass the president. i have every thursday walk -- people come from nevada. it's hard to tell them what we're doing. because we don't know. as said on the floor today, they are winning. anything that can be done, slow down, hurt, or get rid of government in any way that is good. shutting down the government, obviously is a majority of the republican in the house. with those in t
americans in nevada, for example, health care cost is extremely low. they surprised everybody. our doors are open anyone who wants together improve this and anything else we need work on. so let's stop this really juvenile political games. dealing with health care for senator house members and our staff. we are going to be part of a -- that's what the law says and will be part of it. belle treated like the rest of the federal employees it's nothing unique that employers help pay for health...
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one thing that shocks me is the medical care out of there in nevada. he said i have this in common with a lot of my contemporaries. he was a very remarkable american and died a few months ago. i wish that he had lived to see the book published but all i am turning back to idle give you a long answer to your question, but i still find it so gripping and fascinating i love telling stories and i hope i've done justice. thank you all very much indeed. [applause] we should probably keep in mind the original definition of the word free in english is not in bondage. the most meaningful thing is to mankind as a sickening history of slavery. here in america we have freedom because we have rights. the same way we can get mixed up about freedom we can get mixed up about our rights. political scientists call them positive rights and negative rights and sometimes we call them opportunities and privileges. you know the bill of rights doesn't mention the jimmy writes. it's all about the freedom to say i have a big mouth and if they find me guilty the judge will go by
one thing that shocks me is the medical care out of there in nevada. he said i have this in common with a lot of my contemporaries. he was a very remarkable american and died a few months ago. i wish that he had lived to see the book published but all i am turning back to idle give you a long answer to your question, but i still find it so gripping and fascinating i love telling stories and i hope i've done justice. thank you all very much indeed. [applause] we should probably keep in mind the...
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he had medical care is still out there in nevada for the veterans benefits. he was a very remarkable american and he died a few months ago i wish he lived to see the book published. thank you very much indeed. [applause] who was martin van buren? >> we need to ask that question. he was the eighth president of the united states and forgotten his presidency was four years on. >> he spent a lot of time with hamilton's murderer she was so persistent they planted him in his novel that martin van buren may have been the illegitimate son of aaron burr. quincy adam once wrote in his diary. he's always trying to get the southerners and northerners and political alliances together.
he had medical care is still out there in nevada for the veterans benefits. he was a very remarkable american and he died a few months ago i wish he lived to see the book published. thank you very much indeed. [applause] who was martin van buren? >> we need to ask that question. he was the eighth president of the united states and forgotten his presidency was four years on. >> he spent a lot of time with hamilton's murderer she was so persistent they planted him in his novel that...
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had about 85 people from nevada, my constituents, our constituents. and they asked me what i'd done in the senate that will i remember. so i told them a few things. they also asked me did i have a regret, and i do. and, mr. president, it takes a lot of gall for me friend, the republican leader, to talk about foreign policy. my biggest regret is having voted for the iraq war. i was misled as a number of people were, but it didn't take me long to figure that one out. so i became convinced that it was a mistake and i spoke out loud and clear. why was it a mistake? it was the worst foreign policy decision made in the history of our country. that invasion has caused the death of -- no one knows for sure but about half a million iraqis, one half million, 500,000 dead men, women and children. at this stage because of the invasion, we have complete instability in syria. about 300,000 r dead there -- 300,000 are dead there. millions have been displaced, driven into europe and other places. iran is stronger than they would have been but for the war. the whole m
had about 85 people from nevada, my constituents, our constituents. and they asked me what i'd done in the senate that will i remember. so i told them a few things. they also asked me did i have a regret, and i do. and, mr. president, it takes a lot of gall for me friend, the republican leader, to talk about foreign policy. my biggest regret is having voted for the iraq war. i was misled as a number of people were, but it didn't take me long to figure that one out. so i became convinced that it...
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in fact, as diverse as the terrain is in nevada. but what never ceases to amaze me about nevadans is our passion for protecting america's privacy from intrusion of the federal government. it is a value that is shared across the entire state and one that i swore to uphold. but many americans have lost faith that their government will uphold their civil liberties. so it is congress' responsibility to ensure that every piece of legislation passed by this body protects the privacy and liberties of all americans. i will not accept attempts to diminish these nonnegotiable rights. mr. president, that's why i'm on the floor today, to continue protecting americans and nevadans' privacy by pushing for my amendment on the cybersecurity information sharing act. to begin with, i want to commend my colleagues, both chairman burr and ranking member feinstein, for recognizing the need to address the serious issue of cybersecurity, and as the ranking member of the commerce committee's consumer protection subcommittee last congress, i delved into the
in fact, as diverse as the terrain is in nevada. but what never ceases to amaze me about nevadans is our passion for protecting america's privacy from intrusion of the federal government. it is a value that is shared across the entire state and one that i swore to uphold. but many americans have lost faith that their government will uphold their civil liberties. so it is congress' responsibility to ensure that every piece of legislation passed by this body protects the privacy and liberties of...
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i hope it's some small comfort to know all nevada mourns the loss of this very effective, fine nevada citizen. he was a second generation nevadan, born and raised in reno, nevada. senator randolph townsend said and i quote bill was a part of the fabric of the city, and that was true. he lived to serve. in addition to four decades of service in the state legislature, he volunteered in the armed forces in world war ii, the war ended before he graduated from officer training school. when he finished his service he attended university of nevada and then went to law school in california. he continue his service in the united states marine corps as a united states reservist. he was a district attorney of washoe county, that's the reno metropolitan area, for 18 years. including three terms before he became a state legislator. he was president of the national dees association. he rooted out corruption wherever he served. there was nothing more corrupt in his mind than in the minds of all nevadans than an illegal brothel. now, that illegal brothel went on by virtue of being able to pass out mo
i hope it's some small comfort to know all nevada mourns the loss of this very effective, fine nevada citizen. he was a second generation nevadan, born and raised in reno, nevada. senator randolph townsend said and i quote bill was a part of the fabric of the city, and that was true. he lived to serve. in addition to four decades of service in the state legislature, he volunteered in the armed forces in world war ii, the war ended before he graduated from officer training school. when he...
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hello nevada. the battle born the beginning of the great movement for word to have a huge turnout for the caucus then win nevada for the democrats again. >> i want to think everyone who has worked so hard to build the party from the bottom up and what an amazing dinner. after senator reid with that excitement and energy the you are projecting. that we have something going right here in nevada. [cheers and applause] . >> you are the heart and soul of this campaign. now, i love you all, too. thank you!
hello nevada. the battle born the beginning of the great movement for word to have a huge turnout for the caucus then win nevada for the democrats again. >> i want to think everyone who has worked so hard to build the party from the bottom up and what an amazing dinner. after senator reid with that excitement and energy the you are projecting. that we have something going right here in nevada. [cheers and applause] . >> you are the heart and soul of this campaign. now, i love you...
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is not well-suited for the next contest in south carolina or in nevada. he is not well-positioned elsewhere. the people can bring in a lot of money, you would expect the votes to go to him however the establishment has not kept its total vote yet. i don't think people on the sidelines him as including the money people are likely to cast their lot with john kasich just yet. a lot to lot to celebrate if he finishes second but he will have to prove a bunch more before you can consider him a serious contest or for the nomination. >> chris christie was another candidate similar to john kasich who put all of his eggs here, spent a lot of time here and was really hoping for strong turnout. with that said, he has said that he's planning to go to south carolina, do you think we'll see him last much longer question work. >> he's going to have hard time making the argument. if he comes in third among the three governors who spent significant time and resources here, if he comes in behind marco rubio who so famously tangled with on the debate on saturday night, he wi
is not well-suited for the next contest in south carolina or in nevada. he is not well-positioned elsewhere. the people can bring in a lot of money, you would expect the votes to go to him however the establishment has not kept its total vote yet. i don't think people on the sidelines him as including the money people are likely to cast their lot with john kasich just yet. a lot to lot to celebrate if he finishes second but he will have to prove a bunch more before you can consider him a...
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we have folks in florida, kansas, texas, nevada, arizona, and oregon. so, which results to ten different chapters and different young people who again to your question, absolutely do we want them to organize on campus, or some of them, they come to us and say we want to make sure in the last latino community and for others they say there's no space for souse we want to create a space to be involved and get more information and education, and similarly we ask anywhere reachout efforts they're reach ought to the latino community, especially smaller communitieses or communities who don't get a lot of touching and what about folks who are not online? i think that's a great question. flossed over it in my remarks but if wrote -- if you don't have a mobile program, you don't have a program for anything that you're doing. right? in terms of online outreach. so, secondly, that's why it's important to be building really strong texting programs because you may not be able to get onor download an app but you might want to get a text from a friend to ask you to com
we have folks in florida, kansas, texas, nevada, arizona, and oregon. so, which results to ten different chapters and different young people who again to your question, absolutely do we want them to organize on campus, or some of them, they come to us and say we want to make sure in the last latino community and for others they say there's no space for souse we want to create a space to be involved and get more information and education, and similarly we ask anywhere reachout efforts they're...
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chairman, i didn't say pat milroy of nevada. we are possessive. we are grateful for the work she'd done. on behalf of the water authority. and myself senator reid and myself are very friendships and we both appreciate the relationships we had over the last cup the of decades. pat is a general management of the las vegas valley water district. let assure you she has a seller reputation that proceeds her. she incredible challenge job of managing water resources. she's been at the helm during the incredible land boom that ushered in the turn last entry and shepard the water authority during the challenging economic times. the gravity of the job has been comp bounded by the scarty of water. as pat will explain in the testimony, and over appropriated and drought trickle colorado river primary source of water for southern nevada people. pat implemented innovative water efficiency and measures. struck agreement with neighboring state. and definitely negotiated treaty with mexico. all the while pat suggested in the las vegas valley. pat is a leader in her
chairman, i didn't say pat milroy of nevada. we are possessive. we are grateful for the work she'd done. on behalf of the water authority. and myself senator reid and myself are very friendships and we both appreciate the relationships we had over the last cup the of decades. pat is a general management of the las vegas valley water district. let assure you she has a seller reputation that proceeds her. she incredible challenge job of managing water resources. she's been at the helm during the...
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we honor him in nevada. there are facilities named after him. in my office here, a conference room i have a wonderful painting of raphael rivera looking down in las vegas. he looked so good all dressed in his finery. but in reality, he was lost, and he had been with a spanish expedition and was lost. but he was the first to see las vegas. we recognize that, and the picture is risk. you see him -- and the picture is terrific. you see him looking down at a place where there is nothing other than the meadows, but now there's 2.5 million people there. in nevada and across the nation we see the contribution of hispanic americans in every facet of our society, on the battlefield, board room, courtroom, art galleries and on the playing fields. hispanic americans have also played an important role in this nation's armed forces serving every conflict since the revolutionary war. and more than 2.3 million hispanic-owned businesses employ millions of americans to provide critical goods and services and help drive our economy. nationwide, latinos are expect
we honor him in nevada. there are facilities named after him. in my office here, a conference room i have a wonderful painting of raphael rivera looking down in las vegas. he looked so good all dressed in his finery. but in reality, he was lost, and he had been with a spanish expedition and was lost. but he was the first to see las vegas. we recognize that, and the picture is risk. you see him -- and the picture is terrific. you see him looking down at a place where there is nothing other than...
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our fastest growing populations are in nevada and arizona in north carolina and georgia. so the needs of asian americans often times are very diverse. with prospective language access, we represent over a hundred different languages from 60 different asian human cities. ensuring that that asian americans have information in the language that they understand best is always a challenge. and i personally language minority voters, are often denied much of the need it federally required assistance at the public loophole and faced numerous barriers at the polls. first, problems can arise when all workers do not fully understand the voting rights laws. poll workers often times unfortunately been hostile to their own backgrounds or have language issues. we do look at things the asian-american voters voters have, they are challenged with respect to their identification. both of they are a citizen or both of they belong in the polls. i will be relatively brief. i just offer some recommendations with some respect with what can be done with the language assistance. with respect to la
our fastest growing populations are in nevada and arizona in north carolina and georgia. so the needs of asian americans often times are very diverse. with prospective language access, we represent over a hundred different languages from 60 different asian human cities. ensuring that that asian americans have information in the language that they understand best is always a challenge. and i personally language minority voters, are often denied much of the need it federally required assistance...
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nevada, arizona, florida, pennsylvania , ohio. we have had this luxury of latino votes second closest for so long. they are either in new york or they are in california and yes, you have texas but in the last census, 54 percent of the population boom in the american populace was because of children of minorities. is a latino boat and they find themselves in unsuspecting places and this is from one of the largest reasons i think that when you start talking about issues of socialjustice, poverty alleviation, the environment, immigration , social equity, all of a sudden you see the alertness among thelatino population because it impacts them disproportionately . and i actually think that right now you are seeing a renaissance within catholicism because for many latinos, hope is the one we have been waiting for because he's speaking of social justice, of the environment and then you have a presidential candidate with the pope. on social media, shocking, right? when he calls the pope unfaithful, when the pope says simply you have to be
nevada, arizona, florida, pennsylvania , ohio. we have had this luxury of latino votes second closest for so long. they are either in new york or they are in california and yes, you have texas but in the last census, 54 percent of the population boom in the american populace was because of children of minorities. is a latino boat and they find themselves in unsuspecting places and this is from one of the largest reasons i think that when you start talking about issues of socialjustice, poverty...
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so, you know, nevada voters we see a lot of the same issues we saw in florida. the housing crisis here on top of the nation and the foreclosures and the unemployment rate is the highest in the nation. talking about jobs, the economy and what to do on the nation's radioactive waste. so i think the nevada voters furze is the context for eager to hear what the candidates have to say on those issues. >> host: along with being one of the to list the the two hardest hit state of housing meltdown in 2008, nevada has been the place where the tea party has been very prominent. how does -- how strong is the tea party going into the caucuses this weekend? >> i spent some time today reporting that issue and the tea party has been so lost. any kind of organizer concerted influence on the process i think as we see across the nation and other states they are split to rethink mitt romney spent a lot of time organizing nevada. he won four years ago and ron paul was the only other candidate to really compete. and so they are in this boat i think of looking for the alternative, th
so, you know, nevada voters we see a lot of the same issues we saw in florida. the housing crisis here on top of the nation and the foreclosures and the unemployment rate is the highest in the nation. talking about jobs, the economy and what to do on the nation's radioactive waste. so i think the nevada voters furze is the context for eager to hear what the candidates have to say on those issues. >> host: along with being one of the to list the the two hardest hit state of housing...
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will tell you one more story because this man was a prisoner of vietcong to say it is still alive in nevada and i thought i have to see this guy. again it was pretty rough but you could hardly move but was destroyed by this experience seven years in a bamboo cage but he talked to me through those vietcong. and he spoke with such fair mindedness and said will you take that with you? it was a huge looseleaf folder he spent most of his years since he came back writing about his experiences that he said he would never get published but to get so carried away by these people but he had very poor medical care because he was a civilian foreign service officer did not qualify for veterans benefits. he was a very remarkable american and died a few months ago i wish you lived to see the bookk published but what i'm coming back to is i still find it so fascinating with vietnamese and americans anyway think you all very much. [applause] [inaudible conversations] . >> who was martin van buren? . >> good question people probably need to ask that question. a the eighth president of the united states and h
will tell you one more story because this man was a prisoner of vietcong to say it is still alive in nevada and i thought i have to see this guy. again it was pretty rough but you could hardly move but was destroyed by this experience seven years in a bamboo cage but he talked to me through those vietcong. and he spoke with such fair mindedness and said will you take that with you? it was a huge looseleaf folder he spent most of his years since he came back writing about his experiences that he...
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in nevada, all over america. so i am very disappointed with the state of nonreality that my friend has come here each day this week to talk about obamacare and what is wrong with it. mr. president, before this law came into being patients, the american people were subject to premium increases without any notice cancellations without notice denials for preexisting conditions i have already talked about and arbitrary limits on how much care insurance would cover. mr. president, the majority leader also came here. he talked about how democrats don't care about people who are in the armed services in america. we don't care. mr. president, in nevada, i would compare our military installations in their -- in their contribution to a stellar military. no one will surpass what we do in nevada. we have the finest air force training center in the world for people who fly aircraft, fighter aircraft. they're all there. we have 10,000 civilian employees. about 10,000 troops are stationed there. it's been in existence since wor
in nevada, all over america. so i am very disappointed with the state of nonreality that my friend has come here each day this week to talk about obamacare and what is wrong with it. mr. president, before this law came into being patients, the american people were subject to premium increases without any notice cancellations without notice denials for preexisting conditions i have already talked about and arbitrary limits on how much care insurance would cover. mr. president, the majority...
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through the nevada secretary of state would come out of my sleep, star park avenue in a 55 bodyguards around me, three police cars that go alongside park avenue to make sure nobody watches may go down park avenue. unable to stop in order my hot dog. and the guy would look at the cars and police cars. [laughter] but now i've got no bodyguards and a police cars. it kind of goes something like this. hotdog from a mustard, red onion, relish. fixes a period starts to hand it to me. say i know you. i see you on television. your general powell. user hotdog. hand over the money. general powell. you have to pay me. america has already paid me. i'll never forget where i came from, but now i'm here in the children are here and we're americans. and i take it and continue on a street and it just washes over me. my god, this is the same country that greeted my parents here that weigh 90 years ago. to never sell your shirt. we're still the leader and those that want to be free. thank you. thank the synagogue. [applause] >> what he read in this summer? booktv wants to know. >> i'm just finishing thir
through the nevada secretary of state would come out of my sleep, star park avenue in a 55 bodyguards around me, three police cars that go alongside park avenue to make sure nobody watches may go down park avenue. unable to stop in order my hot dog. and the guy would look at the cars and police cars. [laughter] but now i've got no bodyguards and a police cars. it kind of goes something like this. hotdog from a mustard, red onion, relish. fixes a period starts to hand it to me. say i know you. i...
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- wildfires were incredibly devastating burning 10 million acres nationally and in my home state of nevada. we continue to recover from covid and natural wildfires. various stakeholders including federal land management -- land management agencies and one of the reports recommendations as to expand the inclusion of nontraditional partners. farmers and ranchers played key role in the recovery of the land after that they are not all of the table so mr. fugate how can fema and the federal government expand our reach to these traditional partners encourage the collaboration we need particularly for us in nevada and other national disaster response is more broadly? >> senator it's something i came to a conclusion to long time ago we developed the term goal of community and looked at the public as a resource and not a liability. those nontraditional people on the ground that will take action anyway and they are not to engage outside of those partnerships and at fema we had to make the decision to force people into those relationships. i think we talk about the pandemic it is a bias the federal g
- wildfires were incredibly devastating burning 10 million acres nationally and in my home state of nevada. we continue to recover from covid and natural wildfires. various stakeholders including federal land management -- land management agencies and one of the reports recommendations as to expand the inclusion of nontraditional partners. farmers and ranchers played key role in the recovery of the land after that they are not all of the table so mr. fugate how can fema and the federal...
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and often individuals would obtain alcohol in nevada, just as today nevada has legalized gambling and people from twin falls go to jackpot, less than 50 miles away. so there is that, i think, rather interesting tension between the desire to not have the alcohol on the one hand or gambling if used today, but also access to it in northern nevada. so i was really kind of following the newspapers in terms of what was deemed important in the city. >> and what do you see as the biggest change in twin falls over its 100 years of existence? is. >> oh, my goodness. we have just celebrated in 2004 the 100th anniversary of the city, and, of course, just a little over 100 years ago there was no irrigation here. the snake river had not been dammed, there was basically no agriculture. so there's been a tremendous growth of agriculture in the last 100 years. and, of course, welcome back the city -- within the city itself there has been growth associated with travel, our nearness to interstate 84, also the development of tourism and other factors that could not have been envisioned 100 years ago. >>
and often individuals would obtain alcohol in nevada, just as today nevada has legalized gambling and people from twin falls go to jackpot, less than 50 miles away. so there is that, i think, rather interesting tension between the desire to not have the alcohol on the one hand or gambling if used today, but also access to it in northern nevada. so i was really kind of following the newspapers in terms of what was deemed important in the city. >> and what do you see as the biggest change...
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and those were the rapprochement failed, and the soviet union, nevada and gambia and syria and egypt, with diplomats and leaders to bring on a diplomatic rapprochement. and leaders have to be very, very careful to be sure they have a domestic support at home because otherwise there's striking a deal but as soon as they are gone there is no domestic constituency to keep the piece, friendship moving forward. let me conclude by saying a few things about the obama engagement and where we go from here. someone in favor of the engagement i support obama's readiness to reach out to the adversary. i support the readiness even to talk to iran that the regime is as odious as it gets. that is because when peace breaks out it usually does so because the parties come together and find their way out of the impasse not because one side forces the other to back down and obama is right to set aside questions of democracy and not democracy to take the approach of russia is ready to help on iran, afghanistan, nuclear arms control, we should work with them despite the fact that we'd like the way putin an
and those were the rapprochement failed, and the soviet union, nevada and gambia and syria and egypt, with diplomats and leaders to bring on a diplomatic rapprochement. and leaders have to be very, very careful to be sure they have a domestic support at home because otherwise there's striking a deal but as soon as they are gone there is no domestic constituency to keep the piece, friendship moving forward. let me conclude by saying a few things about the obama engagement and where we go from...
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and i think one thing that shocked me was this guy had very poor medical care still out there in nevada, and he -- because he -- he was a -- he want qualified for veteran benefits. ... i still find it so gripping and fascinating to be allowed a window into other peoples lives, japanese and american. and i love telling stories and i hope i've done justice to some of them. anyway, thank you all very much indeed. [applause] [inaudible conversations] you are watching booktv on c-span2. every weekend we bring you author talks and interviews from around the country. for complete television schedule, visit booktv.org. >> your good. welcome everyone to kramer books. thank you so much for coming. i would like to welcome congresswoman jackie speier to kramer books. she is california's congresswoman and -- concluded in politico 50 list transforming american politics. "undaunted: surviving jonestown, summoning courage, and fighting back" is a fearless voicai
and i think one thing that shocked me was this guy had very poor medical care still out there in nevada, and he -- because he -- he was a -- he want qualified for veteran benefits. ... i still find it so gripping and fascinating to be allowed a window into other peoples lives, japanese and american. and i love telling stories and i hope i've done justice to some of them. anyway, thank you all very much indeed. [applause] [inaudible conversations] you are watching booktv on c-span2. every...
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president, most of them were in nevada, the nevada test site. one time we had 12,000 people working there on a weapons program. and many of them got sick because we didn't know of the dangers of nuclear weapons. they were -- we had many of them set off aboveground. soldiers and workers would be out there and the stuff floating around. we still have there -- you can drive out there. after you get through all the security checkpoints, but they have bleachers that are still there that were set up to watch the nuclear weapons go off. and then we had -- we had about a thousand at the nevada test site nuclear device that is were detonated aboveground, in tunnels, shafts. so there really does need to be a day of remembrance. i congratulate those senators who have moved this forward. mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to s. res. 497. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: senate resolution 497, honoring the life and career of charles "chuck" knoll. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the me
president, most of them were in nevada, the nevada test site. one time we had 12,000 people working there on a weapons program. and many of them got sick because we didn't know of the dangers of nuclear weapons. they were -- we had many of them set off aboveground. soldiers and workers would be out there and the stuff floating around. we still have there -- you can drive out there. after you get through all the security checkpoints, but they have bleachers that are still there that were set up...
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you can imagine the state of nevada where for 20 consecutive years we have been the number one meeting and convention destination north america. this ear las vegas receives over 40 million visitors and tourism supports one into local jobs. what we are doing here today and what we are talking about is important and i want to thank the chairman and ranking member for holding this particular hearing. today i'm interested in learning what washington d.c. can do to continue the hard work on your behalf and on the states that have in the tourism industry and that is why i'm pleased you are here today. in particular inches in the ways we can open or international markets, markets like brazil while continuing to work to reduce wait times at her nation's busiest airports and for those seeking to visit this country. this was brought and continues to be today. according to the las vegas convention and visitor authorities international visitors stay longer and they spend more money during their stays. with that in mind i would like to ask a couple of questions. i will start with you mr. stroud. sp
you can imagine the state of nevada where for 20 consecutive years we have been the number one meeting and convention destination north america. this ear las vegas receives over 40 million visitors and tourism supports one into local jobs. what we are doing here today and what we are talking about is important and i want to thank the chairman and ranking member for holding this particular hearing. today i'm interested in learning what washington d.c. can do to continue the hard work on your...